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Nigel Roebuck

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It’s been Formula 1 all the way for Nigel – he started covering the sport in 1971. In the mid-1970s he worked for Graham Hill’s Embassy F1 team, before joining Autosport for whom he has written over 400 Grand Prix reports. Nigel joined Motor Sport full-time on January 1 2008. As well as reporting on F1 for national newspapers, he has written 19 books on motor racing. His insightful writing and candid interviews with the great names in racing have made him one of the recognised authorities on F1.

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Did DSJ rate Hawthorn?

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18/12/08

Dear Nigel, DSJ had a similar impact on my passion for motor sport as he did for many others. I …

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Points over medal prizes

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18/12/08

Dear Nigel, I have enjoyed reading your work since the mid-80s and have invariably agreed with your views and opinions …

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Secrets to Prost’s speed

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18/12/08

Dear Nigel, Reading your recent piece on Prost versus Senna, I was wondering if we would see something further about …

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A question of priorities

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18/12/08

Dear Nigel, On the same day that Gordon Brown gave Lewis Hamilton the Richard Seaman Trophy, the government announced that …

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Donington GP plan might just work

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18/12/08

While in Monaco, for the Motor Sport Business Forum, I heard the address given by Simon Gillett on the plans …

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Rob Walker: far from a ‘bland’ character

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26/11/08

Dear Nigel, What are your memories of Rob Walker? I grew up and still live in Indianapolis, and it was …

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An easy ride for Ferrari?

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26/11/08

Dear Nigel, If the Ferraris and the McLarens had swapped places into that first corner at Fuji, would Ferrari have …

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Has Button’s chance in Formula 1 gone?

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26/11/08

Dear Nigel, I am a huge fan of Jenson Button, and have been since well before he hit Formula 1. …

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Very quick, very wild and erratic

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26/11/08

Dear Nigel, What is your opinion about former F1 driver Andrea de Cesaris, especially about the Alfa years of 1982 …

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The expense of hosting a Grand Prix

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25/11/08

It seems that attempts to save the Canadian Grand Prix have failed, at least in terms of 2009, and thus …

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A world away from where we started

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24/10/08

All of a sudden the World Championship calendar is starting to look more than a little unbalanced – and, some …

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“He was as good as Jim Clark”

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24/10/08

Dear Nigel, In June of 1977 I was wandering through the paddock of Mont Tremblant when I found myself standing …

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Struggling to stay in love with F1

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24/10/08

Dear Nigel, Not so much a question, but more a thank you. I found myself at the British Grand Prix …

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Paul Newman, the driver

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24/10/08

Dear Nigel, I’ve been an avid reader of your ‘Ask Nigel’ columns since the Autosport days, so it’s great to …

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Bourdais: as good as his Champ Car titles?

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26/09/08

In recent weeks – and particularly, for very good reason, since the Italian Grand Prix – praise of Sebastian Vettel …

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Silverstone vs Bernie, what really happened…

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26/09/08

While I admire a lot what he’s done for the sport, I was wondering why Bernie Ecclestone seems to have …